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PHOTOS: Lemont Celtics Homecoming, Food Drive
The St. Alphonsus-St. Patrick-St. Cyril youth football organization swept their games against St. Mary's of Riverside on Saturday at the Lemont High School football stadium.
The Lemont Celtics Youth Football program had a successful homecoming Saturday night, sweeping all four of its games and collecting hundreds of items for the Lemont Open Food Pantries.
The organization held its second annual charity food drive during its homecoming celebration, which was held at the football stadium, 800 Porter St.
Scores for the four games* against St. Mary's of Riverside were as follows:
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Third-Grade Developmental: Celtics 21, St. Mary's 0
Fourth-Grade Developmental: Celtics 27, St. Mary's 6
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Junior Varsity: Celtics 2, St. Mary's 0
Varsity: Celtics 14, St. Mary's 8
The food drive was a "smashing success," according to Celtics coach Dan Brannigan. The organization collected three times the amount collected last year, as well as $200 cash.
The four Celtic teams comprise more than 100 kids from the parishes of , and . For more on the organization, visit www.lemontcelticfootball.org.
* Information submitted by Dan Brannigan
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